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Chris Brown has sort of given a shoutout to Nigerian scammer of international repute Hushpuppi in one of his songs off his forthcoming studio album, Breezy.

Chris mentioned Hushpuppi’s name on the remix version of Lojay’s Monalisa song and this has set the internet on fire. A line in the song spat out by Breezy goes like this; “In this life, me & you will chop life like Hushpuppy.”

Hushpuppi, known for posting photos of his lavish lifestyle on Instagram was arrested in Dubai, where he lived, in June 2020 over series of scamming activities.

The BBC reported back in July 2021 that court documents filed in California said Hushpuppi’s crimes cost victims almost $24m (£17m) in total. In one scheme, Hushpuppi attempted to steal more than $1.1m from someone who wanted to fund a new children’s school in Qatar, the documents said.

Court records unsealed this week show he pleaded guilty to this charge on 20 April. The documents state that between 18 January 2019 and 9 June 2020, Hushpuppi and others targeted multiple victims and laundered the illicit funds in banks all over the world.

They add that he could face up to 20 years in prison, and will need to “pay full restitution to the victim(s)”.

Predictably the new development has sparked an interesting conversation on the internet as Nigerians from all walks of life emerge to share their opinions, samples of which can be found below;